WEBVTT - Second Cup: Today is a good day for getting started

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is that getting started on pursuing a goal can

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<v Speaker 1>be hard, but once you have taken even a baby step,

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<v Speaker 1>sticking with your goal pursuit make it easier. So gently

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<v Speaker 1>invite yourself to start and watch your goal get rolling

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<v Speaker 1>from there. Today's tip comes from psychology professor Johanna pets

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<v Speaker 1>and the Character Lab newsletter. As Pete explains, it's often

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<v Speaker 1>harder to get started than to keep going on a task,

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<v Speaker 1>and the closer you get to achieving a goal, the

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<v Speaker 1>easier it gets. So you could argue that the hardest

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<v Speaker 1>part of reaching a goal is getting started. Given that,

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<v Speaker 1>she advises making it easier to begin your goal pursuit

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<v Speaker 1>by accepting even a small step as an adequate start.

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<v Speaker 1>She suggests telling yourself today is a good day for

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<v Speaker 1>getting started. That phrase, today is a good day for

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<v Speaker 1>getting started, and the freedom to take a small step

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<v Speaker 1>are very encouraging. There are times when setting ambitious goals

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<v Speaker 1>and flying out of the starting gate can be helpful,

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<v Speaker 1>but when your schedule or your spirits means a fast

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<v Speaker 1>start is not doable. Accepting and celebrating even little steps

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<v Speaker 1>can be a way of making some progress when you

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<v Speaker 1>might not begin at all if the first step seem daunting.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe you need to prepare for a big moved, but

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<v Speaker 1>you can't bear to face packing up your closet, much

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<v Speaker 1>less the entire basement. Today is a good day for

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<v Speaker 1>getting started, and getting started might mean just procuring packing supplies,

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<v Speaker 1>or maybe even just some tape. Maybe you want to

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<v Speaker 1>get fit, even though you haven't exercise since your last

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<v Speaker 1>baby was born six years ago. Today is a good

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<v Speaker 1>day for getting started, perhaps by downloading the couch to

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<v Speaker 1>five k app or even just going for a ten

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<v Speaker 1>minute walk. Maybe you want to find a new job.

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<v Speaker 1>Today is a good day for getting started, so you

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<v Speaker 1>could decide to review your most recent resume and identify

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<v Speaker 1>content that you want to add when you update it.

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<v Speaker 1>Once you've taken that first step, you can continue to

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<v Speaker 1>encourage your progress with gentle invitations to take doable next steps.

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<v Speaker 1>As Pete suggests, you might say today is a good

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<v Speaker 1>day to get started on step two, but the point

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<v Speaker 1>is simply to do something today. If most things get

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<v Speaker 1>easier over time, than what you do today is helping

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<v Speaker 1>towards your bigger goals. As long as you choose to

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<v Speaker 1>do something today, you can choose to do something on

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<v Speaker 1>all the other today's. But no need to worry about

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<v Speaker 1>that just yet. Just knowing today is good is fine.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and

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<v Speaker 1>here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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